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In January 2009, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar visited his former boss, former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, after years of political acrimony between them.  And, recently, General Muhammadu Buhari, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and other top leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were seen with Obasanjo in warm embrace in Abeokuta. These two events are […]

Once upon a time, life was very valuable and cherished with minimalist tendencies, if any. Humans, animals, birds and other visible creatures roam free except for occasional predatory snipers. Yes, life was good back then because now predators are not snipers in hideout rather are in your face with knowledge that your family is watching […]

In 2005, the National Intelligence Council, an independent group that advises Washington’s director of central intelligence, published a report that raised the specter of “the outright collapse of Nigeria.” It echoed an earlier council report on global trends through 2015 that was pessimistic about the future of the so-called giant of Africa. The findings struck […]

Prof. Segun Ajiboye, chairman of the academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan chapter, has described as encouraging the payment of lecturers’ five-month salary arrears by the Federal Government. Speaking to reporters in on Thursday in Ibadan, Ajiboye said that the federal government had with this started implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]

The Federal Government on Thursday assured Nigerians that it has no plan to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol from the prevailing pump price of N97 per liter. In a Press Release signed by Mr. Danladi Kifasi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Government dismissed growing fears […]

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tuesday, took a swipe at the ruling People’s Democratic Party, calling it and its current administration a ‘robber government with deaf leaders.’ Tinubu, who  made this pronouncement in his New year message,said, this was why the APC was moving with  zeal to salvage the […]

After many years of divorce and a recent controversy surrounding the use of her ex-husband’s name, Fathia, former wife of actor Saheed Balogun, has finally dropped ‘Balogun’ from her name. She is now to be known as Fathia Williams. Fathia, a Delta State indigene who is into the Yoruba genre of Nollywood, posted this on […]

The Ogun State government will continue to monitor activities of registered children’s homes and orphanages in the state to ensure that they do not involve in unwholesome practices, such as of becoming baby-making factories as recently found in some parts of the country.   Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Elizabeth Sonubi made this […]

Dear Compatriots, I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the year 2014 which promises to be a momentous one for our country for several reasons, including the fact that it is also the year of our great nation’s centenary celebrations. I join you all in giving thanks to God Almighty for guiding […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Nigerians that the party is ready, willing and determined to make all the necessary sacrifices to reverse the prevailing gloomy situation in the country and bring about the much-needed change for the better in the interest of long-suffering citizens. In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its Interim […]

The President/CE of Dangote Group and philanthropist, Aliko Dangote who was recently ranked by Forbes as the most powerful and richest man in Africa has joined a growing list of global CEOs on the most popular micro blogging platform ‘Twitter’ with his verified account, @AlikoDangote. The business mogul who has become a household name in […]

As part of his efforts at promoting Ijaw national integration, Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson paid a visit to Abonnema, the headquarters of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area where he fraternized with the chiefs and people of the area. Governor Dickson, who had paid a similar visit to the people of Buguma sometime this year, […]